Re: Synquest

[zelix@drift.winternet.com (Peter Handel)]

In article <3n15ll$atu@elna.ethz.ch>,
GUDAT,HENRIK MICHAEL <GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH> wrote:
>In <3mqur0$fvl@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> cn914@cleveland.Freenet.Edu writes:
>
>> What problems will I have?
>
>Writing data to a SyQuest doesn't mean that you can read it later.
>
>SyQuests are a waste of money - check out other mechanisms instead. A
>low-capacity hard disk will probably serve you better.

I'm going to have to agree with you on this one...I've archived almost
all my files on a SyQuest 44MB for my BBS, and now about 2% or so
of them are corrupt.  I've weeded out the bad ones (whew!) and replaced
them, but strangely only archived files were corrupt...my other two
44MB SyQuests work perfectly (one is a backup of my 40MB Vulcan, the
other filled with mods and other misc stuff).

I think the corruption came because I was turining off the SyQuest
without first ejecting the disk.  Haven't had any trouble since...
then again, haven't always been ejecting the disk either :)

Anyone have any ideas?  Thanks...

>- henrik
>..killing four SyQuests in three weeks!


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